So who gave him his Purple? Why would people make decisions or judge him (ubnless if he was given his belt by Stevie Wonder). it's usually a done thing where, if you claim to be a grade in BJJ you are expected to say who gave you the belt. refusing to say who gave it to you, because of 'Politics' or what 'Trolls on teh interWeBs' say doesn't really cut it TBH. Sorry.

I agree - that was absolute bull shit. No reason whatsoever why he can't say who he got his belt from. He might well be very good but in failing to provide such basic facts he's only serving to undermine his own credibility. If someone asked me about BJJ in this area then I would have to advise them to steer clear of this club.

Hey guys, i'm one of his students, and have been for a few years now, and i can honestly say that Dan Wait is legit. The reason that he didn't, and doesn't like to post his certifications and everything on the internet is because of the politics. I can assure you that he is a legit purple belt in BJJ. the reason why he doesn't want to explain everything over personal messages is because of the habit of people making decisions based on the internet. He is extremely anti-bullshit, trust me, he isn't one of these guys who just makes up his own little federation with BJJ in the name, and calls himself a purple belt. He has worked legitimately for it. If you have ANY inquires, come down. It's FREE, he will answer ALL of your questions, he has nothing to hide. Come down, have a roll with us, either on open mat, or come in for the lessons and judge yourself and ask him. You guys seem pretty savvy about who is legit or not, so why not actually come down and decide yourself, after you've rolled with us and after you've spoken to Dan personally, and not just talk about it on the forum, come and see for yourselves.

It really isn't hard to share your lineage.If lineage is kept secret there is a reason for it.